We the Monetized & Other Stories
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Most history podcasts focus on people. Thing4Things is about their stuff.
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On an Unrelated Note
Musicians inserted audio of me talking about my dream museum—an American history museum about the history of American history—in their performance. (Starts at 4:30.)
On Another Unrelated Note
We The Monetized
Disclaimer: I’m not here to carry water for Democrats, but I got here because Trump keeps trying to drown the republic.
Back in May, I flagged a problem: Democrats can’t land a clear economic message.
It’s now July and little has changed. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is cosplaying monarchy, the GOP is robbing the bank and framing the cashier, and voters are getting mauled at the checkout line.
So, in the spirit of historical pattern recognition, I’ve drafted offers. Some draw blood. Most are a work-in-progress. None are quite “it’s the economy, stupid,” but they sure as hell beat “vulnerable Americans deserve targeted relief.”
Your Crisis, Their Cash-Out.
Rob the poor. Gut the middle. Bankrupt the future.
The GOP Deal: Your future, their fortune.
The New GOP: Why shrink government when you can sell it?
Trump’s Show: A Stickup in Two Terms.
The GOP Business Model: Plunder, punish, repeat.
Dress Code: Tech-feudalism business casual.
Austerity for thee, yachts for me.
Debt for democracy, dividends for donors.
From Lincoln to Lehman: the full GOP arc.
The GOP: Squeeze the middle, serve the top, bury the poor--and hide the bill.
The Republican Legacy: Wealth up, rights down, debt through the roof.
The GOP is Giving Feudal Lords.
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